We are moving towards an increasingly data-driven world, with boundless possibilities. At Telenet, Data & AI are recognized as the fuel & engine under the hood that can improve everything in our business. Within the Data Acceleration Tribe - the centralized data & AI team in Telenet’s agile at-scale organization - our Data Strategists play a key role in shaping and executing our AI products.
Our Data Strategists are centralized and report into our AI team. They play a key role in our product strategy, with each individual data strategist leading the execution of one of our AI products and steering the day to day efforts of our data scientists and analysts to do so. This happens in close collaboration with business teams across Telenet (quarterly click-in mechanism with business teams) on topics such as Customer Experience transformation, Segment-of-one marketing, Value-based network roll-out, and Strategic workforce intelligence.
For this specific role, the focus lies on Network & Connectivity-related topics within a telco environment, where understanding of network architecture, technical root causes and operations is key to driving impactful data use cases.
Typical scope of the Network & Connectivity topics are e.g. network optimization, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, smart investment strategy based on customer experience.
Your Key Roles & Responsibilities as a Data Strategist
- Drive execution of AI products, translating data strategy into impact in close collaboration with stakeholders
- Provide clear direction on WHAT and WHY, shaping and prioritizing high-value use cases with business leaders
- Align stakeholders and manage expectations across business and data leadership
- Inspire and challenge business teams to unlock data & AI opportunities
- Ensure optimal allocation of data resources to maximize business value
- Translate network & connectivity challenges into data-driven solutions, bridging engineering and data teams
- Strong stakeholder manager: assertive, with a clear vision, able to align senior leaders, technical teams, and external partners
- Thrive in ambiguity by bringing structure, clarity, and prioritization
Your profile as a Data Strategist
- Strong business and leadership skills with a clear understanding of how data drives value
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and influencing skills; able to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- Proven ability to lead small data teams and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver impact
- Background in consulting is a plus (business cases, prioritization, stakeholder management)
- Agile, proactive, and experienced in driving change
- Engineering background (telecom/network) with understanding of network architecture
- Telecom experience and affinity with data science (e.g. anomaly detection) are strong pluses
- Fluent in English and Dutch
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) with 5–10 years’ experience
At Telenet group, you get more than just an attractive gross salary. We strongly believe in results and ownership: we give trust but also expect commitment and impact. What you achieve truly matters.
In addition to a thirteenth-month salary and holiday pay, you can count on an extensive package of extra benefits that supports you in your daily life as well as at work.
An overview of our benefits:
- Mobility budget: compose your own mobility plan, you can opt for a company car or alternative mobility solutions
- Meal vouchers and eco vouchers
- Mobile phone, mobile subscription, laptop, and employee discounts
- Collective bonus and individual bonus (aligned with your performance)
- Hospitalization insurance (including an ambulatory plan) and group insurance
- 20 days of paid leave and 12 compensatory days off
We value your ongoing development, investing in growth via our internal learning platform, coaching, and on-the-job training. You will have opportunities to keep learning and further strengthen yourself in your role.
We also prefer working closely together. We believe strong teams form by frequent interactions and quick transitions. To facilitate a smooth onboarding and rapid integration for new employees, we expect you to be present in the office at least three days a week during the first six months. On other days, you can work remotely from home.
What happens after you apply?
Do you see a match with our position? Then we look forward to receiving your application. We always get back to you. When there’s a match, we will reach out to you to get acquainted and explain the next steps in our selection process.
